Hook and eyelet setting machine.



No. 819,921. PATENTED MAY 8, 1906. H. O. POMEROY.

HOOK AND EYBLET SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19,1905.

/ omey UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. POMEROY, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed June 19, 1905. Serial No. 266,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. PoMERoY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hook and Eyelet SettingMachines, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a combined hook and eyelet setting machine,and particularly to an anvil and holder or pocket used in connectiontherewith.

The invention has for an object to provide an improved construction oflacing-hook holder adapted to be formed from a blank of sheet materialbent into gooseneck form with its free end supported by dependingflanges resting upon the base-plate, said plate being also provided witha holder to retain the same against rotary motion.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation with parts in section,showing a lacinghook holder in position for use Fig. 2, a plan of theblank from which the lacing-hook holder is constructed; Fig. 3, a detailperspective of this holder; Fig. 4, a vertical section on the line 4 4of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section of the lacing-hook holder,showing in dotted lines the position of parts when the eyelet of thehook is set; and Fig. 6 a detail perspective of the removable anvil Iand the eyelet-holder separated therefrom.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

The invention is intended and adapted for use in connection with anysuitable construction of riveting or eyeleting machine, but is hereillustrated in connection with a machine of this character such asdisclosed in my United States Patent No. 699,707 of May 13, 1902. Inthis illustration the frame A is provided with the usual head A, adaptedto carry the anvil-plunger A which is adjusted in position by means ofthe adjusting device A mounted in the head, While the base of themachine is provided with an apertured faceblock A*, through which thesetting-plunger A passes, this plunger being operated in the usualmanner by means of the lever A, pivoted in the base, as shown in Fig. 1.The setting-plunger A is not of sufiiclent length to extend above theface A but contacts with the post B, carried by the hook-holder, or thepost C, carried by the eyelet-holder, which practically form acontinuation of this plunger while they prevent lateral movement ofthese holders.

The hook-holder comprises abase-plate B, disposed in a horizontalposition upon the post B and suitably secured thereto for instance, byriveting. One end of this plate is bent over the base to form a head orgooseneck portion B which is provided at opposite sides withdownwardly-bent flanges B resting upon the base and forming an arch orbridge beneath which the hook portion of the lacing-hook is adapted topass, while the eyelet portion rests upon the upper face of the portionB above the setting-socket B therein. At the opposite end of the base Ba depending plate or arm B extends parallel to the post B and is adaptedto engage the wall of the face-block A to prevent rotary movement of theholder during its use. This holder is adapted to cooperate with theanvil D, carried by the plunger A said anvil being adapted for useeither with the hook-holder just described or with the eyelet-holder C,carried by the post C and provided with the usual setting-face C Thisanvil is removably secured to its plunger by means of a threadedconnection D (shown in Fig. 1) and can therefore be readily detachedwhen it is desired to change the character thereof or when necessary forrepairs.

In the operation of the invention it will be seen that the anvil is setat the desired distance from the operating-plunger by means of theadjusting device to accommodate itself for the length of rivet or eyeletto be set in different thicknesses of material. Either of the holders isthen placed in posi tion upon the operating-plunger, and when forcedupward the eyelet carried thereby is brought into contact with the anvilD, and thus set. The hook-holder herein disclosed presents aconstruction adapted to be formed of sheet material, and thus avoidingthe use of cast metal liable to fracture under strain or the necessityof recessing a solid block to receive the lacinghook carried by theholder. The depending flanges from the gooseneck portion of the holderform a rigid and firm support, while the post and depending arm parallelthereto effectually retain the holder against any lateral or rotarymovement after its insertion in position, while permitting the plate andentering said block, and a dependnecessary reciprocation thereof insetting theing arm extending from one end of said plate eyelets.parallel to one face of said block. 20 Having described my invention andset I 3. In a machine of the class described, a forth its merits, What Iclaim, and desire to lacing-hook holder comprising a base-plate secureby Letters Patent, is having one end thereof bent into a plane par- 1.A' blank for a lacing-hook holder comallel with the base-plate,depending Walls exprising a body portion With parallel edges, tendingfrom said bent portion at opposite 25 and lateral extensions at one freeend thereof sides and restin upon the base-plate, a post adapted to formside Walls bent at an angle disposed centra ly of said baseplate, and ato t e body thereof. I depending arm extending from one end of 2. In amachine of the class described, a 1 said plate parallel to said post.face-block, a lacing-hook holder comprising a i base-plate having oneend thereof bent into a plane parallel with the base-plate, dependingwalls extending from said bent portion at opposite sides and restingupon the baseplate, a post disposed centrally of said base- In testimonywhereof I affix my signature o in presence of tWo Witnesses.

HENRY C. POMEROY.

Witnesses:

BLANOHE L. LEE, JOHN C. BREWER.

